Hot water heater or propane tankless water heater

Hot water heater or propane tankless water heater

I'm having a 16ft trailer built at Wells Cargo and am thinking about using a tankless water heater like this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/140922282045?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 ans wanting to know if it's better to use a standard tank water heater or one of these. I know with a tankless heater then I will need to have an exhaust built into the trailer. And I don't think I'd need that for a tank heater. The only thing I'd be cleaning is ice cream scoops and utensils and maybe a 5 liter pan once a day. So that's why I thought of tankless since the hot water would only be turned on rarely to clean and to was my hands. It's a Gelato trailer so nothing is on propane unless I do a conversion to my 4.5kw Yamaha gas generator. The charge is $360 for Wells Cargo to install two 30 pound tanks and all plumbing and this would run the water.

Costs about the same, way better quality, and designed to exterior mounted so you skirt around interior tankless water heater regulations.

I have installed probably half a dozen of those things and they are pretty sturdy little units. Add in we only use Shurflo 3.3GPM 120V park model pumps, and the pressure needs of the water heater match the pump.

One thing to be noted, tankless water heaters need a certain amount of continual water pressure, and can get angry if they don't have it and will not function correct. Typically when doing a tankless we will use the norm shurflo pump, add a accumulator tank in the line, then put the water heater in. Works great never had any complaints.

Re:Hot water heater or propane tankless water heater2013/09/23 19:30:30
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OK, please fly here and install my system :) I'm totally new to all this and kind winging it. I'm hoping Wells Cargo knows a lot more than I do and can make decisions for me since I don't know what the heck I'm doing :)

Thanks, you say exterior mounted. Does that mean on the roof and have plumbing holes going into the trailer? Thanks

Re:Hot water heater or propane tankless water heater2013/09/24 01:21:35
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Thanks, hopefully Well Cargo can build to my standard. And the health department said no problem on tankless water heater. I even asked if it was okay to not use a NSF one because I saw NSF for $600 and non NSF for $200 and they said no problem at all. They seem really cool a and easy going as long as it's sanitary and safe for whatever your building.